maillemaker
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I got a $200 bonus at work and one of the places we could spend it was Cabela's. So of course I used it towards a Pietta 1860 Army!
Steve
Steve
Just ordered a Pietta 1860 Army
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eightclicknine
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That is cool man. My good friend and I did the same. A trip to cabelas and i ended up with the 1858 and he the 1860.
maillemaker
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I've already got a Pietta 1858 New Army Remington that I bought for N-SSA competition. Everyone waved me off of the 1860 army because of it's open frame and wedge-dependent barrel/cylinder gap.
But I love the look and feel of the 1860 Army. So now I have one!
Steve
But I love the look and feel of the 1860 Army. So now I have one!
Steve
maillemaker
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maillemaker
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Oh I've got plenty of powder, caps, and balls from my 1858 Remy. I'll take it to the range this weekend.
Steve
Steve
North East Redneck
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^^^^^^ what he said. Got a thing for Remmies, but the '60 sure is nice looking. Enjoy!
That is some kind of pretty there...
You will enjoy it.
I started off with remmy's, and still like them.
But the FEEL of the colt is better.
I have a pietta 1860 steel framed .44 and love it.
The best feeling one is my 1861 navy in .36. (Asm made)
Next would be my 1862 police in .36.
Then my 1860 army.
Yes I still shoot the remmy's, but not as much as the colt design.
It just points better
Which if you are having tin can races with friends, that matters..
Give us a range report when you shoot it!
This is what my asm 1861 does at 25 yards offhand.
As one guys signature says..
It just FEELS right...
You will enjoy it.
I started off with remmy's, and still like them.
But the FEEL of the colt is better.
I have a pietta 1860 steel framed .44 and love it.
The best feeling one is my 1861 navy in .36. (Asm made)
Next would be my 1862 police in .36.
Then my 1860 army.
Yes I still shoot the remmy's, but not as much as the colt design.
It just points better
Which if you are having tin can races with friends, that matters..
Give us a range report when you shoot it!
This is what my asm 1861 does at 25 yards offhand.
As one guys signature says..
It just FEELS right...
maillemaker
New member
Holy cow! If my 1860 shoots like that out of the box I'll be using it for N-SSA competition instead of my 1858!
What is your load? What do you use for a filler, if anything, and lube?
Steve
What is your load? What do you use for a filler, if anything, and lube?
Steve
My load in the .36 caliber gun is a .38 special case filled with pyrodex RS, a felt wad I cut from an old wool cowboy hat, the wad is lubed with wonderlube and beeswax. All under a hand cast .36 caliber ball.
And #11 Remington caps.
There is a photo of my pietta 1860 army .44 with its target.
Shot with 30gr of FF, a .lubed felt wad (same cowboy hat) cut using a .45 acp case sharpened with a rcbs case reamer.
And a Hornady swaged ball, and #11 Remington caps.
Same distance, .
6 shots.
6 o'clock hold.
Bone stock, no tweaking, just fired about 200 times.
45 Bravo
Yours hopefully will shoot similiar, when you find the load it likes.
And #11 Remington caps.
There is a photo of my pietta 1860 army .44 with its target.
Shot with 30gr of FF, a .lubed felt wad (same cowboy hat) cut using a .45 acp case sharpened with a rcbs case reamer.
And a Hornady swaged ball, and #11 Remington caps.
Same distance, .
6 shots.
6 o'clock hold.
Bone stock, no tweaking, just fired about 200 times.
45 Bravo
Yours hopefully will shoot similiar, when you find the load it likes.
maillemaker
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I took the afternoon off and shot my new 1860.
It seems to like 30 grains of 3F Shuetzen with cream of wheat filler.
Shoots about 8 inches high, but windage seems right.
I was shooting a .454 Hornady swaged round ball.
Pictures here:
http://imgur.com/a/fyjnC
Steve
It seems to like 30 grains of 3F Shuetzen with cream of wheat filler.
Shoots about 8 inches high, but windage seems right.
I was shooting a .454 Hornady swaged round ball.
Pictures here:
http://imgur.com/a/fyjnC
Steve